Merchandiser: Brand Strategy & Product Development

BDA; Woodinville (WA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust PTO

Vacation

Volunteer day

Holidays

Summer Fridays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health programs

Financial wellness programs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

BDA is seeking a Merchandiser in Woodinville, WA to lead the creative product lifecycle, from trend research to sourcing and art execution. This role requires a strong eye for brand alignment and market relevance, with heavy collaboration across design, sourcing, and accounts teams.

Onsite four days a week from the Woodinville office, you will drive profitable assortments and ensure timely launches. Ideal candidates have a minimum of 3 years in retail buying or merchandising, strong MS Office

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Buying, Marketing preferred or equivalent combination of work and experience.
• Minimum 3 years of retail buying, product development, merchandising or planning experience.
• Fluency in MS Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Custom cut and sew experience a plus.
• Experience developing custom hard goods/soft goods is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Assortment Analysis meetings and contribute to pre‑assortment strategy discussion.
• Serve as a brand steward by developing deep knowledge of client guidelines, target audience, and aesthetic standards.
• Drive creative direction for graphics, embellishments, and packaging in partnership with internal design teams and external vendors.
• Ensure all art assets, decoration methods, labeling, and product details align with brand standards.
• Confidently present and articulate product concepts and creative rationale to internal and external teams influencing decision making.
• Ability to take current/future trends and translate into creative, market relevant product.
• Negotiate, build and source strategic and profitable product assortments.
• Select color standards within seasonal color stories.
• Review tech packs and lab dips for accuracy with design team and communicate approvals.
• Attend fit reviews for pre-production and TOP samples and communicate approvals or comments for updates.
• Ship development samples to client for review and approval.
• Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking and how to apply to the business.
• Run weekly merchandise status calls with clients and internal WIP meetings as needed.
• Share productivity of assortment with accounts and internal partners.
• Oversee day‑to‑day activities for product development ensuring on time launches.
• Responsible for areas including compliance, quality, and operational metrics.
• Negotiate buying terms with suppliers (price, quantity, quality, delivery, etc.).
• Build/update product status trackers for internal/external view and ongoing management of the Assortment Plan document.

Skills

Merchandising strategy

Cross-functional teamwork

Trend analysis

Communication skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

BDA is seeking a Merchandiser in Woodinville, WA to lead the creative product lifecycle, from trend research to sourcing and art execution. This role requires a strong eye for brand alignment and market relevance, with heavy collaboration across design, sourcing, and accounts teams.

Onsite four days a week from the Woodinville office, you will drive profitable assortments and ensure timely launches. Ideal candidates have a minimum of 3 years in retail buying or merchandising, strong MS Office